Crupper



(No Model.)

J. M. POE & s. O.-PUGATE.

Orupper.

Patented April 12,188].

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ATTORNEYS- UNITED STATES PATENT ()FFICEL JAMES M. POE AND STEELE G.FUGATE, OF VIOLA, ILLINOIS.

CRUPPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 240,180, dated April12, 1 881,

Application filed February 12, 1881.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, JAMES M. POE and STEELE G. FUGATE, citizens of theUnited States, resident at Viola, in the county of Mercer and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oruppers;and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being badto the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification, in

' which- Figure 1 is a perspective view. Fig. 2 is a sectional View.Fig. 3 is a View of the blank.

Our invention has relation to crnppers for saddles or harness; and itconsists in the novel construction ofthe crupper of sole-leather bypressing or clamping, all as hereinafter shown and described.

In the accompanying drawings, the lettera designates the outer leather,and b the filling. The outer leather is cut of sole-leather, in the formshown at c in blank, having the attaching ends d, necks e, and centralenlarged portion, g, one side of which is extended some what to form aroll edge. This blank is pressed or clamped into form over the taperingfilling b, in such a manner that the edge It will be (No model.)

rolled upward at the back and Within the edge of the upper portion, k,which extends downward over the same, forming a compact crupper withouta seam.

This sole-leather crupper takes a better polish than those commonlyformed of harnessleather, and requires no seam, the leatherholdingitself to form after the pressing or clamping operation. It willpresent a glassysuri'aee to the flesh of the horse, and is not liable togall or irritate. It also adds to the appearance of a harness.

Having described this invention, what we claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, 1s-

A sole-leather crupper consisting of a filling, b, and the-outerleather, at, having the attaching ends, necks, and central enlargedportion, whereof the edge h of the lower portion extends under thecot'ering-edge of the upper portion, k, which extends downward at theback, the whole being pressed or clamped into form, substantially asspecified.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

JAMES M. POE.

STEELE O. FUGATE.

Witnesses:

JOHN MITCHELL,

GILBERT MOGREARY.

